+1 to both.
On Mon, Mar 14, 2016 at 1:27 PM, Bill Farner <wfar...@apache.org> wrote: > Our NEWS file has turned into a useful source of information, but i think > the name doesn't clearly illustrate its purpose. Since we have been > primarily using it to manage release notes, i propose we rename the file to > RELEASE-NOTES.md. > > As the name implies, i also propose that we formally use markdown syntax. > This will make for more natural linking to other docs, and direct posting > to our blog at release time (this is currently a manual process, > translating NEWS to markdown).